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The National Public Health Emergency Team reportedly recommended that the entire country be placed under Level 5 restrictions in a letter to the government this Sunday night.
NPHET, led by returning Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan, convened tonight for an emergency meeting in response to the “very concerning” spike in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks.
This weekend, more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, 364 in the last 24 hours.
Three of the ruling party leaders will seek to meet with the CMO tomorrow to evaluate the letter.
There are now 134 people in the hospital with Covid-19, the highest number since the end of June.
Today no new deaths have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Center.
As of midnight Saturday, October 3, the HPSC has been notified of 364 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are currently a total of 38,032 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in a total of 1,810 deaths.
Of the cases reported today;
- 195 are men / 168 are women
- 74% are under 45
- 27% confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 42 cases have been identified as community transmission
100 cases are in Dublin, 55 in Cork, 31 in Donegal, 24 in Limerick, 23 in Galway, 17 in Clare, 14 in Sligo, 13 in Roscommon, 10 in Kerry, 8 in Tipperary, 8 in Wicklow, 7 in Kildare, 6 in Kilkenny, 6 in Offaly, 5 in Cavan, 5 in May, 5 in Meath, with the remaining 27 cases in 9 counties.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts that patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on key COVID-19 indicators in the community.
Earlier in the week, Dr. Ronan Glynn had stated that such a meeting would be called this weekend if cases continued to rise.
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